{"id":22675,"date":"2026-06-08T15:51:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T19:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/?p=22675"},"modified":"2026-06-22T14:07:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T18:07:41","slug":"dr-zhong-ren-peng-featured-in-newsweek-discussing-strategies-to-combat-sea-level-rise-in-new-orleans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/dr-zhong-ren-peng-featured-in-newsweek-discussing-strategies-to-combat-sea-level-rise-in-new-orleans\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Zhong-Ren Peng Featured in Newsweek Discussing Strategies To Combat Sea-Level Rise in New Orleans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1c6564a4762db2e0419ffc6306af0fcb\">Dr. Zhong-Ren Peng Featured in Newsweek Discussing Strategies To Combat Sea-Level Rise in New Orleans<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c4b28220c7de5cd50bf4f23a1f6567a1 wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Zhong-Ren Peng, professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning and Director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/iadapt\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/iadapt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Center for Adaptation Planning and Design (iAdapt)<\/a>, was recently quoted in an article for Newsweek focused on combatting sea-level rise in New Orleans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-818e793883bf0ae1a26f953041428a44 wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;New Orleans faces very serious long-term risk from sea-level rise, but long-term risk does not require near-term surrender,&#8221; said Dr. Peng. &#8220;What New Orleans faces is a long-term trajectory that requires honest acknowledgment and proactive preparation: stronger coastal restoration, smarter zoning, and policies that enhance residents&#8217; adaptive capacity over time. New Orleans anchors one of North America&#8217;s most strategically important port systems and an irreplaceable cultural heritage \u2014 that argues for serious, sustained investment in its future, not premature abandonment.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f0de17eb978f2f357fc58cd7166647dd wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/scientists-say-new-orleans-may-need-to-move-here-are-more-likely-options-12025822\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/scientists-say-new-orleans-may-need-to-move-here-are-more-likely-options-12025822\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the full article<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Zhong-Ren Peng Featured in Newsweek Discussing Strategies To Combat Sea-Level Rise in New Orleans Dr. Zhong-Ren Peng, professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning and Director of the International Center for Adaptation Planning and Design (iAdapt), was recently quoted in an article for Newsweek focused on combatting sea-level rise in New Orleans. 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